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This study evaluates the temporal and spatial coherence of data resources on phyto plankton in the coastal waters of Southwest Finland (Northern Baltic Sea), archived in the Hertta-PIVET register of the Finnish Environmental Administration. The AA. used phytoplancton chlorophyll-a and primary productivity data collected during 1971-2006 as sample resources for environmental studies on the highly fragmented SW coast of Finland. Considerable spatial and temporal inconsistencies were observed. Strategic planning of sampling is required to achieve more concerted data generation activities and to facilitate long-term spatially representative analyses